Satan's garden

Glenn Farrell wakes before dawn to find his old friend Pierre d’Artois hunched over a cloud of smoke, Arabic manuscripts, and endless cups of bitter Turkish coffee. Their uneasy camaraderie is tested as they discuss Antoinette Delatour, a young woman haunted by vivid dreams of a luxuriant garden that seems to belong to another world. The garden—described in the ancient text as “Satan’s garden”—appears to be more than a fantasy, tugging at Antoinette’s spirit and leaving her body bruised and bewildered. Their conversation drifts between scholarly debate and sharp‑tongued banter, setting a tone that is both intellectual and ominously dark.

Compelled to uncover the source of the garden’s influence, Farrell and d’Artois plunge into the lore of the Hashshashin and cryptic medieval treatises, searching for a place where history, mysticism, and a lingering 900‑year‑old curse might intersect. As they piece together clues, the line between rational explanation and supernatural menace blurs, forcing the pair to confront their own doubts while the stakes rise around Antoinette’s fragile mind. The early chapters blend smoky‑filled Parisian intrigue with a haunting, far‑reaching mystery that promises a journey into hidden realms and dangerous obsession.